JP2001283397A - Cpdlc message preparation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly operable CPDLC message preparation system capable of increasing the number of CPDLC messages to be prepared without increasing the number of buttons on a control instruction input device. SOLUTION: In the CPDLC message preparation system consisting of a control instruction input device 3 for preparing a CPDLC message by controller's operation, a control device 2 capable of storing a large amount of, CPDLC data in its inside, preparing a CPDLC message on the basis of an instruction from the device 3 and displaying the prepared message on a display device 1 and the display device 1 for displaying an image under the control of the control device 2, images on a CPDLC message preparation picture displayed on the display device 1 correspond to an array of plural operation equipments formed on the input device 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller-pilot datalin (CPDLC) in which communication between a controller and a pilot is performed by a message exchange via a data link at an air traffic control console.
k Communications) system, which relates to a CPDLC message creation system in which a controller instructs a pilot to control.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, CPDLC (Controller-Pilot D
atalink Communications) is still being developed for trial operation and evaluation purposes, but the ones that have already been announced as devices for creating CPDLC messages include:
For example, there is a control instruction input device for a control seat shown in FIG. 4 of JP-A-10-340398.

In the control command input device of the control seat shown in FIG. 4 of the above-mentioned patent publication, a track ball, a heading (HEADING) dial, an altitude (ALTITUDE) dial, a speed (SPEED) dial, and a transmitter are provided on an operation panel thereof. There are provided a large number of dials and buttons such as a button (control instruction transmission button), a drag (DRAG) button, a Raja (ROGER) button, and so on. The trackball has the same function as a mouse, and can move the cursor position. The heading dial edits the value of the angle (azimuth) of the aircraft, the altitude dial edits the value of the altitude of the aircraft, and the speed dial edits the value of the speed of the aircraft.

[0004] The control controller selects an aircraft to which a control instruction is given using a trackball on an operation panel, and creates a message of the control instruction for the aircraft. For example, 10,000 aircraft currently flying 10,000 feet
To indicate altitude higher than feet, use “CLIMB TO
AND MAINTAIN "(ascending from 10,000 feet,
Keep the altitude you instructed) on the control instruction creation screen. When the transmit button is pressed, the control instruction message created on the control instruction creation screen is transmitted to the selected aircraft. As described above, the control instruction input device shown in the patent publication is
One type of CP for one button on the operation panel
The device is associated with a DLC message, and is based on the idea that one CPDLC message is created by pressing a certain button.

[0005]

However, in the conventional control instruction input device as described above, since only CPDLC messages of the number of prepared buttons can be created, it is necessary to create many types of CPDLC messages. , It was necessary to prepare the appropriate number of buttons. Therefore, in order to increase the number of CPDLC messages that can be created, it is necessary to increase the number of buttons. However, if there are too many buttons, it takes a lot of time for the controller to search for the buttons he needs, and a situation arises in which it is not possible to issue control instructions quickly and reliably.
This is a safety issue for traffic control. Therefore, the number of buttons that can be installed is limited, and as a result, the CPD that can be created
At present, the number of LC messages is also limited.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A CPDLC according to the present invention
The message preparation system is a control command input means for inputting control command data transmitted by a controller to an aircraft pilot, and creates a CPDLC message according to the command from the control command input means and displays an image based on the command and the result of the creation. And a display means for displaying an image under the control of the control means.
In the DLC message creation system, an image of a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display means is associated with an arrangement of a plurality of operating devices provided in the control instruction input means.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a hardware configuration diagram of a CPDLC message creation system according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a display device such as a CRT type and an LCD.
(Liquid crystal) type or PVD (Plane View Display, radar display device) may be used. 2 is a control device,
For example, PC (PC), WS (Workstation)
And so on. Reference numeral 3 denotes a control instruction input device. In addition,
The arrangement of the operation buttons and the like of the control instruction input device 3 is different between the first and second embodiments, and examples of the arrangement are shown in FIGS. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of the control instruction input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which A to F and H to P are individual selection buttons. The operation panel is also provided with a create message transmission button, a pointing device, and a parameter input dial.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a display screen according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention. The display screen of the display device 1 is divided into four areas and displayed as shown in FIG.
Of the four divided areas, the area is an aircraft display screen, the area is a CPDLC message transmission history display screen, the area is an electronic strip display screen, and the area is a CPD
Each is used as an LC message creation screen. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the area of the display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention, in which A to E are category display areas, F is a category display area display content switching section, G is a created message display area, and H is a created message display area. L is the display area of the verb part of the message, M is H
, L is a first parameter input mode, O is a second parameter input mode, P is a third parameter input mode, and Q is a parameter display area.

Here, the above "category", "verb part",
The meaning of “parameter” will be described. “Category” refers to SARPs (Stan), a standard and recommendation format of ICAO (one of the UN specialized agencies organized by the International Civil Aviation Convention).
dard And Recommended Practices)
DLC message is described, and among them, the highest level classification item that classifies the business content as an axis,
For example, there are a Heading category, a Level category, a Speed category, a Route category, and so on.

The "verb part" is an action classification item at a lower level of the category. For example, in the Heading category, there are a Turn heading action, a Turn ground action, a Fly action, etc., and in the Level category, a Climb_Descend action. , Climb_Descend Block
Actions,… etc. In the Speed category, Incr
There are ease_Reduce action, Maintain Present action, etc. The “parameter” has an operation instruction value at a lower level of the verb part, and may be both a numerical value and a non-numeric value. Turn heading for example in the Heading category
Action parameters, Climb_De in Level category
scend action parameter, Incr in Speed category
There are parameters for the ease_Reduce action.

FIG. 5 shows a CP according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a DLC message creation function, and is a diagram illustrating a configuration of 101 in FIG.
Is a control instruction input device processing unit, 102 is a display processing unit, 10
Reference numeral 3 denotes a display unit. Reference numeral 104 denotes a CPDLC message creating unit, which has a built-in data memory classified into three layers of the category, the verb unit, and the parameter for creating a CPDLC message. The control instruction input device processing unit 101 includes a display processing unit 102 in the control instruction input device 3.
And the CPDLC message creation unit 103 exist in the control device 2, and the display unit 103 exists in the display device 1.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the controller presses the selected aircraft using the pointing device of FIG. 2 in order to determine the aircraft for which a control instruction is to be issued from the aircraft displayed on the area of FIG. By this operation, the control instruction input device processing unit 101 in FIG. 5 notifies the display processing unit 102 that the aircraft has been selected. Accordingly, display processing section 102 informs CPDLC message creating section 104 that the CPDLC message created in the area is for the selected aircraft. Also, the display processing unit 102
Tell the selected aircraft to highlight it.

Next, the controller creates a CPDLC message as described below to issue a control instruction to the selected aircraft. In the first embodiment, the buttons A to F and the buttons HP to P in FIG. 2 (that is, the respective operation devices) are associated with the areas A to F and the areas HP to P (that is, the images of the respective display screens) in FIG. Have been. For example, when the button C is pressed, the control instruction input device processing unit 101 in FIG. 5 notifies the display processing unit 102 that the content displayed in the area C is selected. Then, the display processing unit 102 notifies the display unit 103 to highlight the area C for a moment. In order to create a CPDLC message, first, a category name to which a message to be created belongs is searched from the categories displayed in the areas A to E in FIG. If the category name is displayed in the area C, the corresponding button C is pressed. If the desired category name is not displayed in the areas A to E, the user presses the button F in FIG. When the display processing unit 102 is informed that the button F has been selected, the display processing unit 102
To change the category name displayed in the area E, the display section 103 is notified of the category name to be newly displayed in the areas A to E. The button F is pressed until the category name to which the CPDLC message to be created belongs is displayed in any of the areas A to E, and the button corresponding to a certain area in which the category name is displayed is pressed.

When the controller selects a certain category, the control instruction input device processing unit 101 notifies the display processing unit 102 of the selected category. Display processing unit 102
Informs the display unit 103 that the verb part of the CPDLC message belonging to the selected category is to be displayed in the areas HL. After selecting the category, the controller selects the verb part of the CPDLC message to be created from the verb parts of the CPDLC message displayed in the areas H to L. For example, when the button K is pressed, the display processing unit 102 determines that a CPDLC message having a verb portion of the CPDLC message displayed in the area K is to be created.
Notify the DLC message creation unit 104. The CPDLC message creation unit 104 notifies the display processing unit 102 of the created CPDLC message template (a CPDLC message with unset parameters).
Tells the display unit 103 to display the template of the CPDLC message in the area G.

When the verb portion of the CPLDC message to be created is not displayed in the areas H to L, the button M is pressed. With this operation, the display processing unit 102 instructs the display unit 103 to newly display the CPD to be displayed in the areas H to L.
Tell the verb part of the LC message. CPDL you want to create
The button M is pressed until the verb portion of the C message is displayed in the regions H to L, and the button corresponding to the region where the verb portion of the CPDLC message to be created is displayed is pressed. When a button corresponding to any one of the areas H to L is pressed, the display processing unit 102 sets the first parameter of the selected CPDLC message in the area Q on the display unit 103. Tell the screen to be displayed.

Next, the parameters of the CPDLC message are set in the template of the CPDLC message as described below. To set the first parameter of the template of the CPDLC message displayed in the area G, press the button N. To set the second parameter, press the button O, and set the third parameter. Button P is pressed. The display processing unit 102 that has been notified that the button N, the button O, or the button P has been pressed from the control instruction input device processing unit 101 notifies the display unit 103 of the content displayed in the area Q. When the controller turns the parameter input dial of FIG. 2 while viewing the display of the area Q, the control instruction input device processing unit 101
The dial input value is transmitted to the display processing unit 102.

The display processing unit 102 sets the dial input value to C
The parameter values are converted into PDLC parameter values, and the parameter values are transmitted to the display unit 103. The controller changes the parameter value by turning the parameter input dial, and sets the parameter value to be set. After the CPDLC message is created by the above method, the control instruction can be sent to the selected aircraft by pressing the create message transmission button in FIG.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, FIG.
4 is associated with the screen image of the area of the display device shown in FIG. 4, so that the operating device of the control instruction input device 3 can be operated like a blind touch while looking at the screen of the area. . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the movement of the line of sight of the controller, and to perform the control instruction by the CPDLC message without impairing the security as the control. In addition, since the CPDLC message category and the CPDLC message screen display can be switched with a single button F or M, there is no restriction on the size of the screen or the size of the input device. Can be realized. By using these numerous CPDLC messages, it is possible to issue detailed control instructions.

Embodiment 2 FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a control instruction input device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, a category selection button and a CPDLC message verb selection button that can scroll the screen so as to reduce the number of operation devices are provided. In addition, an input mode determination button and a pointing device similar to FIG. A parameter input dial and a creation message transmission button are provided. FIG. 7 is a detailed view of an area of the display screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention, in which A to E are category display areas, F is a created message display area, G to K are message verb display areas,
L is a first parameter input mode, M is a second parameter input mode, N is a third parameter input mode, and O is a parameter display area. In the second embodiment, FIGS. 1, 3 and 5 will be described in common with the first embodiment.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the controller presses the selected aircraft using the pointing device of FIG. 6 in order to determine the aircraft for which a control instruction is to be issued from the aircraft displayed on the area of FIG. By this operation,
The control instruction input device processing unit 101 in FIG.
Inform 02 that the aircraft was selected. Accordingly, display processing section 102 informs CPDLC message creating section 104 that the CPDLC message created in the area is for the selected aircraft. Further, the display processing unit 102 notifies the display unit 103 to highlight the selected corresponding aircraft.

Next, the controller creates a CPDLC message as described below to issue a control instruction to the selected aircraft. To create a CPDLC message, first, the category to which the CPDLC message to be created belongs is determined on the category display areas A to E in FIG. Pressing the left arrow button or the right arrow button of the category selection button in FIG. 6 switches the selection state of the areas A to E in FIG. For example, when the left arrow button is pressed in the area B, the area A is selected, and when the right arrow button is pressed in the area B, the area C is selected. When the left arrow is pressed in the area A, the displayed area names are scrolled to the left, and the category names displayed in the areas D, C, B, and A are changed to the areas E, D, and C, respectively. , And a new category name is displayed in the area A. Similarly, when the right arrow is pressed in the area E, the scroll is performed rightward, and the areas B, C, D,
The category names displayed in the area E are displayed in the areas A, B, C, and D, respectively, and another category name is newly displayed in the area E.

The control instruction input device processing unit 101 notifies the display processing unit 102 in which direction the selected area has been switched (whether it has been switched to the left or to the right). The display processing unit 102 is the display unit 10
3 is instructed to highlight the selected area. When the category name to which the CPDLC message to be created belongs can be selected, the category is determined by pressing the Select button of the category selection button in FIG. When this Select button is pressed, the control instruction input device processing unit 101 informs the display processing unit 102 that the currently selected category has been determined.
The display processing unit 102 informs the display unit 103 that the verb part of the CPDLC message belonging to the determined category is to be displayed in the areas G to K.

After the category is determined, the verb part of the CPDLC message to be created is selected from the verb parts of the CPDLC message displayed in the areas G to K. That is, pressing the up arrow or the down arrow of the CPDLC message verb selection button in FIG. 6 switches the selection state of the areas G to K in FIG. When the up arrow is pressed in the area G, the displayed area name is scrolled up, and when the down arrow is pressed in the area K, the area name is scrolled down.
~ The verb part of the CPDLC message displayed in the area K can be switched. Control instruction input device processing unit 101
Tells the display processing unit 102 in which direction the selected area has been switched (whether it has been switched upward or downward). The display processing unit 102 notifies the display unit 103 to highlight the selected region. For example, when the region H is in the selected state, the display processing unit 102 displays the CPD displayed in the region H
The creation of the LC message is notified to the CPDLC message creation unit 104. CPDLC message creation unit 1
04 informs the display processing unit 102 of the created template of the CPDLC message (that is, a CPDLC message for which parameters are not set).
To display the template of the CPDLC message in the area F.

When the verb part of the CPDLC message to be created can be selected, the CP button is pressed by pressing the Select button of the CPDLC message verb part selection button in FIG.
Determine the verb part of the DLC message. Display processing unit 10
2 indicates to the display unit 103 that the determined CP
The user is instructed to display a screen for setting the first parameter of the DLC message.

Next, the parameters of the CPDLC message are set for the template of the CPDLC message as described below. To set the first parameter of the template of the CPDLC message displayed in the area F,
When the user presses the input mode setting button L in FIG. 6 and wants to set the second parameter, the user presses the button M and the third
To set a parameter, the user presses a button N. The display processing unit 102, which is informed that the button L, the button M, or the button N has been pressed from the control instruction input device processing unit 101, transmits the content displayed in the area O to the display unit 103.

When the controller turns the parameter input dial of FIG. 6 while viewing the display of the area O, the control instruction input device processing unit 101 transmits the dial input value to the display processing unit 102. The display processing unit 102 sets the dial input value to C
The parameter values are converted into PDLC parameter values, and the parameter values are transmitted to the display unit 103. In the control, the parameter value is changed by turning a parameter input dial, and the parameter value is set to a desired parameter value. After the CPDLC message is created by the above-described method, a control instruction can be issued to the selected aircraft by pressing the create message transmission button in FIG.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, FIG.
Since most of the button operations required on the control instruction input device shown in (1) are arrow button operations, there is little need for the controller to look at the hand for button selection, etc., resulting in less movement of the controller's line of sight. Thus, it is possible to issue a control instruction using a CPDLC message without impairing the security of the control.

In the first and second embodiments, an example relating to the creation of a CPDLC message has been described. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to the CPDLC message, but can be applied to a general fixed-form sentence creating apparatus. is there. Further, in the first embodiment, an example is described in which the number of areas displayed on the screen as categories and the number of areas displayed on the screen as verb parts of CPDLC messages are five, but this number may be any number. Any number of buttons corresponding to an arbitrary number of regions may be mounted on the control instruction input device.

In the second embodiment, the selection state is switched between an area displayed on the screen as a category and an area displayed on the screen as a verb part of a CPDLC message.
The example that is realized by using the arrow button was shown,
It is also possible to use a selection state switching means (for example, a dial switching device) capable of associating the switching image on the screen with the operational feeling.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, a control command input means for inputting control command data to be transmitted by a controller to an aircraft pilot, and a CPDLC message is created based on a command from the control command input means. In a CPDLC message creation system, comprising: a control unit for displaying an image based on the instruction and the creation result on a display unit; and a display unit for displaying an image under the control of the control unit, a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display unit And the arrangement of a plurality of operating devices provided in the control instruction input means are configured to correspond to each other, so that the controller operates the control instruction input means like a blind touch while looking at the screen of the display device. be able to. Therefore, the movement of the line of sight of the controller can be reduced, and the CPDLC message can be created without impairing the security as the controller.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a CPDLC message creation device according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control input device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen according to Embodiments 1 and 2 of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a region of a display screen according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a CPDLC message creation function according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control instruction input device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a detailed view of a region of a display screen according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 display device 2 control device 3 control instruction input device 101 control instruction input device processing unit 102 display processing unit 103 display unit 104 CPDLC message creation unit

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Katsuaki Kinukawa 1-7-12 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 5B049 AA01 AA02 AA06 BB31 FF01 5E501 AC03 BA03 BA05 CA02 5H180 AA26 BB04 EE01

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A control command input means for inputting control command data to be transmitted to an aircraft pilot by a controller, a CPDLC message created by the command from the control command input means, and an image based on the command and the created result is displayed. A CPDLC message creation system, comprising: a control means for causing the means to display; and a display means for displaying an image under the control of the control means. An image of a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display means and the control instruction input means. A CPDLC message creation system, wherein an array of a plurality of operating devices is associated with each other. 2. A control command input means for inputting control command data to be transmitted by a controller to an aircraft pilot, a CPDLC message created by the command from the control command input means, and an image based on the command and the result of the creation is displayed. In a CPDLC message creation system comprising a control means for displaying on a means and a display means for displaying an image under the control of the control means, a plurality of category display areas are provided in a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display means. A CPDLC message creation system, wherein the control instruction input means is provided with an operating device for switching display contents of a plurality of category display areas on a display screen of the display means. 3. An operating device for switching display contents of a plurality of category display areas on a display screen of a display means provided in the control instruction input means is a plurality of selection buttons or a screen scroll button having a single configuration. The CPDLC message creation system according to claim 2, wherein: 4. A control instruction input means for inputting control instruction data to be transmitted to an aircraft pilot by a controller, and a CPDLC message is created according to the instruction from the control instruction input means, and an image based on the instruction and the creation result is displayed. In a CPDLC message creation system comprising a control means for displaying on the means and a display means for displaying an image under the control of the control means, a created CPDLC message display area is provided in a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display means. And a control device for switching the display contents of a display area of a verb part of a message on a display screen of the display means in the control instruction input means.
Message creation system. 5. An operation device for switching display contents of a display area of a verb portion of a message on a display screen of a display means provided in the control instruction input means, includes a plurality of selection buttons or a single image scroll button. 5. The CPDLC message creation system according to claim 4, wherein: 6. A control command input means for inputting control command data to be transmitted by a controller to an aircraft pilot, a CPDLC message created by the command from the control command input means, and an image based on the command and the result of the creation is displayed. In a CPDLC message creation system comprising a control means for displaying on a means and a display means for displaying an image under the control of the control means, a plurality of parameter input mode display areas are displayed in a CPDLC message creation screen displayed by the display means. In addition, the control instruction input means is provided with a C corresponding to a plurality of parameter input mode areas on the display screen of the display means.
A CPDLC message creation system, comprising an operation device for switching a plurality of parameter input modes of a PDLC message.